Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Frigidaire window AC fan short cycling

From: Pat Horne <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2020 17:00:27 -0500

Could be almost anything. Time for some troubleshooting. I’m quite willing to help. 

BTW, did the message I sent out on this several days ago make it? I don’t recall seeing it. 

Peace,
Pat

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On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:42 PM, Jim Franklin <[email-masked]> wrote:

Intrestingly it cycles even when on "Fan" mode...

> On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:35 PM, Jim Franklin <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> I have a friend's used window AC. It runs great until the room is cool, then the fan starts to short cycle. The compressor operates normally. All the googlling gives me answers for a cycling compressor. 
> 
> Is there a thermostat or overheat switch that would affect the fan? Sometimes it runs for 3 seconds, sometimes 30, sometimes a few minutes. I'd like the fan to run continuously so it a) works to cool the whole house and b) doesn't annoy the ^&#%$&%^ out of me. It does have an Eco mode but I'm not on that, I'm on regular cool. 
> 
> I don't see a model number but I'm guessing it's roughly 10,000 BTU, maybe a bit more. 
> 
> thanks,
> jim
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From: Peter Murray <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 21:04:05 -0400

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I saw the prior thread where Pat gave several suggestions.

Jim - If you hook your multi-meter to the power leads for the fan, what do
you see? It'll tell you if it is a problem internal to the fan, or if it is
elsewhere.

-Peter

On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 6:00 PM Pat Horne <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Could be almost anything. Time for some troubleshooting. I=E2=80=99m quit=
e willing
> to help.
>
> BTW, did the message I sent out on this several days ago make it? I don=
=E2=80=99t
> recall seeing it.
> =EF=BB=BFIntrestingly it cycles even when on "Fan" mode...
>
> > On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:35 PM, Jim Franklin <[email-masked]> wrote=
:
> >
> > I have a friend's used window AC. It runs great until the room is cool,
> then the fan starts to short cycle. The compressor operates normally. All
> the googlling gives me answers for a cycling compressor.
> >
> > Is there a thermostat or overheat switch that would affect the fan?
> Sometimes it runs for 3 seconds, sometimes 30, sometimes a few minutes. I=
'd
> like the fan to run continuously so it a) works to cool the whole house a=
nd
> b) doesn't annoy the ^&#%$&%^ out of me. It does have an Eco mode but I'm
> not on that, I'm on regular cool.
> >
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I saw the prior thread where Pat gave several suggestions.=
<div><br></div><div>Jim - If you hook your multi-meter=C2=A0to the power le=
ads for the fan, what do you see? It&#39;ll tell you if it is a problem=C2=
=A0internal to the fan, or if it is elsewhere.</div><div><br></div><div>-Pe=
ter</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gma=
il_attr">On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 6:00 PM Pat Horne &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:pat=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px =
solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Could be almost anything. Time for=
 some troubleshooting. I=E2=80=99m quite willing to help. <br>
<br>
BTW, did the message I sent out on this several days ago make it? I don=E2=
=80=99t recall seeing it. <br>
<br>
Peace,<br>
Pat<br>
<br>
Pat Horne <br>
We support Habitat for Humanity<br>
<br>
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On Jun 6, 2020, at 1:42 PM, Jim Franklin &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jamesf@group=
wbench.org" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
=EF=BB=BFIntrestingly it cycles even when on &quot;Fan&quot; mode...<br>
<br>
&gt; On Jun 6, 2020, at 2:35 PM, Jim Franklin &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jamesf@=
groupwbench.org" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br=
&gt; <br>
&gt; I have a friend&#39;s used window AC. It runs great until the room is =
cool, then the fan starts to short cycle. The compressor operates normally.=
 All the googlling gives me answers for a cycling compressor. <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Is there a thermostat or overheat switch that would affect the fan? So=
metimes it runs for 3 seconds, sometimes 30, sometimes a few minutes. I&#39=
;d like the fan to run continuously so it a) works to cool the whole house =
and b) doesn&#39;t annoy the ^&amp;#%$&amp;%^ out of me. It does have an Ec=
o mode but I&#39;m not on that, I&#39;m on regular cool. <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; I don&#39;t see a model number but I&#39;m guessing it&#39;s roughly 1=
0,000 BTU, maybe a bit more. <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; thanks,<br>
&gt; jim<br>
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